The Very Best of the Early Years

~ Release by Status Quo (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Pictures of Matchstick Men
recording of:
Pictures of Matchstick Men
lyricist and composer:
Francis Rossi
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:17
2Ice in the Sun
recording of:
Ice in the Sun
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Marty Wilde
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo2:13
3Green Tambourine
cover recording of:
Green Tambourine
writer:
Paul Leka and Shelley Pinz
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Dominion Music Co. Ltd.
Status Quo2:19
4Spicks and Specks
recording of:
Spicks and Specks
lyricist and composer:
Barry Gibb
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Status Quo2:54
5Down the Dustpipe
recording of:
Down the Dustpipe
lyricist and composer:
Carl Groszman
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo2:04
6Technicolor Dreams
recording of:
Technicolor Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Anthony King (songwriter, arranger)
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:17
7Gerdundula
acoustic guitar:
Alan Lancaster
bongos:
John Coghlan
electric guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970) and Precision Records & Tapes Ltd. (in 1971)
recording of:
Gerdundula
writer:
Colin James and John Manston (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher)
Status Quo3:22
8When My Mind Is Not Live
recording of:
When My Mind Is Not Live
lyricist and composer:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo)
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:02
9Are You Growing Tired of My Love
recording of:
Are You Gowing Tired of My Love
lyricist and composer:
Anthony King (songwriter, arranger)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Enquiry Music Ltd.
Status Quo3:38
10Mean Girl
recording of:
Mean Girl
writer:
Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:54
11Spinning Wheel Blues
recording of:
Spinning Wheel Blues
writer:
Francis Rossi and Bob Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo)
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:20
12Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe
recording of:
Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Young
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Enquiry Music Ltd.
Status Quo3:02
13Daughter
recording of:
Daughter
writer:
Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:01
14Auntie Nellie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Auntie Nellie
writer:
Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:33
15Black Veils of Melancholy
recording of:
Black Veils of Melancholy
lyricist and composer:
Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:14
16Little Miss Nothing
recording of:
Little Miss Nothing
writer:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:03
17To Be Free
recording of:
To Be Free
lyricist and composer:
Roy Lynes
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo2:37
18I (Who Have Nothing)
cover recording of:
I (Who Have Nothing)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
writer:
Mogol (Italian lyricist)
composer:
Carlo Donida
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Orange Sky Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) (in 1961, in 1963), Milky Way Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Walden Music (publisher) (in 1979) and Yellow Dog Music (in 1979)
The Spectres3:03
19Hurdy Gurdy Man
recording of:
Hurdy Gurdy Man
writer:
Pat Barlow and Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Danver Music Ltd.
The Spectres3:17
20(We Ain't Got) Nothing Yet
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1967)
cover recording of:
(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet
writer:
Emil Thielhelm, Mike Esposito (Guitarist of the Blues Magoos), Ronnie Gilbert (bass player for the Blues Magoos, not the folk singer) and Ralph Scala
publisher:
Musicville Ltd.
The Spectres2:18
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